IP Library Granted Patent US 5,837,987
Granted Patent Utility
US 5,837,987 · App. 08/751,382

Hand-held optically readable character set reader having automatic focus control for operating over a range of distances

Inventors: Steven E. Koenck, Jonathan White, Phillip Miller, George E. Hanson, Arvin D. Danielson, Dennis A. Durbin
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Granted: Nov 17, 1998 Filed: Nov 19, 1996
Inventors
Steven E. Koenck
Jonathan White
Phillip Miller
George E. Hanson
Arvin D. Danielson
Dennis A. Durbin
Assignee (at issue)
Norand Technology Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,837,987
App. No.
08/751,382
Filed
1996-11-19
Granted
1998-11-17
Kind
A